Congregation News
Beginning on Sunday September 7th, 2025 we will hold Sunday 10:00 am worship services at Caffe Lena, 47 Phila Street in Saratoga Springs NY 12866.
- Social Justice Announcements, December 6, 2024 December 6, 2024JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. MOVIE NIGHT! Save December 15 at 6:30 as we host an interfaith movie night – Keeping the Faith with Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, and Jenna Elfman. Read a review of the movie here to whet your whistle. Enjoy an evening building community with our ...
- A UUA Executive Message December 6, 2024Unitarian Universalist Association December 2024 Beloveds, After a turbulent and exhausting election season, I know that many in our communities feel a deep sense of apprehension, anger, and uncertainty. This moment raises important questions about the future of our country, the safety of those targeted for oppression because of their identities, and the resilience of our collective democracy. ...
- Undivided: Thoughts about Faith, Race, and Politics After the Election December 4, 2024Undivided: Thoughts about Faith, Race, and Politics After the Election Join Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) to hear from Hahrie Han, Ph.D., about her new book Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church. The book is about faith and race in America. You can buy it here. Han has written for outlets like ...
- Giving Thanks, Looking Ahead November 27, 2024Dear Friends, Even in troubled times, we can practice gratitude. Last Sunday, we gave thanks and celebrated the success of our capital campaign and the memories and hopes of congregants from the 2013 time capsule. It was a wonderful service and potluck. It is simply so good to be together! I give thanks for you all. Looking ...
- Toasting Our Progress Toward a New Meeting House November 27, 2024On the same Sunday that the Butterfly Team hosted a service focused on the opening of time capsules buried in 2002 and 2013, New Home Task Force Chair Art Holmberg marked a major milestone in our campaign to build our new meeting house. “This is a toast to you all,” Art began, raising his compostable cup ...
- Celebrating Past and Future: The UU Saratoga Time Capsules November 27, 2024The time is approaching for us to leave our meeting house at 624 North Broadway, which Jim Mihuta once called “the ugliest building on the city’s prettiest street.” Built by Jehovah’s Witnesses, it’s a modest structure that’s sufficiently flawed to make us greatly look forward to moving out, but it’s filled with great memories. In a special ...
- We Are Not Alone November 22, 2024Dear friends, In the same way that I have been concerned about how people in our UU congregation have been doing in the wake of the election, it occurred to me that other local clergy serving congregations from historically liberal religious traditions might also be needing some support and community. Several of us gathered at a downtown ...
- At Holiday Fair, Handmade Treasures Bring Us Together November 21, 2024For more than a decade, the annual Holiday Fair at UU Saratoga has been a cherished tradition, bringing the community together to celebrate the season. This year’s event, set to take place on Saturday, December 7th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., promises to be another festive and meaningful gathering. Jenn Pratt started the tradition 12 ...
- Bringing in the Boughs: A Holiday Tradition November 21, 2024The wreath has come a long way since its origins with the ancient Greeks and Romans, who crowned their champions with these symbols of triumph and status. For the Celts and pagans, wreaths embodied the eternal cycles of nature, their circular form reflecting the turning seasons and the promise of renewal. In the frostbitten forests ...
- On We Go November 15, 2024There are times when it feels like everything is happening at once, and now feels like one of those times. The panoply of emotions seeded by the Election continues. I treasure all the emotions and experiences that you have been sharing with me. We are here to acknowledge and bear these emotions together, and it ...